Vicky Baker

Secret Suppers: Where To Dine With Locals Worldwide

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Call them in-home restaurants, secret supper clubs, salon dinners, or whatever you wish: they’ve been going for years and the internet is making them easier to track down than ever.

Photo by Vicky Baker

What could make you feel more at home when travelling than an invite to dine at someone’s house? It sure beats a restaurant for making an experience relaxed and personal.

But how do you go about getting such invites? Is the only option to make unsubtle hints to people you’ve just met in a bar or metro queue? (“Mmm, I just love homecooking. Sigh, I sure miss it. If only I found someone who…”).

Well, before you resort to such desperate measures, read on. There are plenty of people round the world willing to have you round for dinner. You just need to know where to find them.

Vicky Baker

Vicky Baker

Freelance journalist from London, currently based in Buenos Aires. Vicky regularly writes on her blog at goinglocaltravel.com and shares tips, advice and news on travelling the local way: covering couchsurfing, hospitality tourism, travel networking and home exchanges.